Mali Al Qaidas Sahara Playbook

In this Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 photo, neighborhood resident Mohamed Alassane sifts through documents left behind at the Ministry of Finance's Regional Audit Department, in Timbuktu, Mali, where a confidential letter was found from terror leader Abdelmalek Droukdel spelling out the terror network's blueprint for conquering this desert nation. In the days before being rousted by a French assault force, the leader of al-Qaida¹s branch in Africa had warned fellow Islamic fighters to go softly on the people in order to make their takeover of northern Mali last. The more than 10-page letter, which the AP found in a building the Islamists occupied for nearly a year, is signed by Droukdel, the senior commander appointed by Osama bin Laden to run al-Qaida's branch in Africa. (AP Photo/Rukmini Callimachi)

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9446376585

Creation Date:

February 06, 2013 12:37:12 PM

Submission Date:

February 14, 2013 04:03:41 PM

Photographer:

Rukmini Callimachi

Source:

AP

Credit:

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Resolution:

3648 x 2432 1.91 MB

Subject:

Deserts, Environment and nature

Location:

Timbuktu, Mali

Transmission Reference:

MLI103

Byline Title:

STF

Caption Writer:

RC RB JW**LON** JF**LON**

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